North Carolina passed a bill banning LGBT non-discrimination ordinances in a special session Wednesday, which Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed into law.
The controversial bill prevents city governments from enacting any non-discrimination policy beyond statewide standards, which do not include protections for LGBT people.
North Carolina is not the only state whose legislators have introduced so-called "bathroom bills," which attempt to prevent trans people from using facilities aligned with their gender identity, though no other state has yet approved one of these laws. South Dakota’s governor vetoed a similar bill when it came to his desk after passing the legislature, citing a lack of evidence that the bill addressed any actual issues.
So far this year, state legislatures have introduced more than 40 anti-trans bills, up from 21 in 2015.
States with bills currently active in state legislatures that mandate people use
sex-segregated facilities according to sex assigned at birth rather than gender identity
Bill targets public schools
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schools and public buildings
to segregate facilities according
to sex marked on birth certificates.
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South Carolina is considering a bill preventing
transgender students from playing on athletic
teams that match their gender identity.
Other current bills that do not specifically mention sex-segregated facilities but unfairly target trans people include one in Tennessee that voids any vital records that feature a gender marker that does not match the one assigned at birth. South Carolina has a bill that denies people in prison access to transition-related healthcare, while Mississippi has one allowing businesses to discriminate against LGBT people based on religious or moral beliefs.
Some states protect the rights of trans people to change their gender marker on birth certificates and drivers licenses, and safeguard them from discrimination at school and in public accommodations. States with proposed “bathroom bills” tend to lack these protections, pointing to a need for more overarching non-discrimination laws to protect the rights of all people.
States that prohibit employment discrimination
based on gender identity
States with laws and policies that facilitate
gender marker change on driver's licenses
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signed by
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law regarding sex-segregated facilities.
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gender marker change on birth certificates
States that prohibit discrimination in public
accommodations based on gender identity
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States with law that addresses discrimination
against students based on gender identity
States that have a law that addresses hate or bias
crimes based on gender identity
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